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2017 season · rankings

2017 MLB Batting Leaders

144 players qualified at 502.2 plate appearances, ranked by dbWAR. Every column sorts across the full qualified set — not just the rows shown — and the whole table downloads as Parquet. Filter by position, cohort, league or country of birth, several countries at a time.

PositionLeaguePool
Who
Born in
144 of 144 qualifiedDownload Parquet
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1Charlie BlackmonUnited StatesCF311597253710414.331.399.601.2709.0%18.6%.41981.0%87.47.6%39.8%1507.9
2Joey VottoCanada1B34162707361005.320.454.578.25819.0%11.7%.43384.6%87.79.2%34.6%1747.5
3Jose AltuveVenezuela2B27153662248132.346.410.547.2028.8%12.7%.40983.2%86.06.3%32.3%1667.5
4Aaron JudgeUnited StatesRF25154678521149.284.422.627.34318.7%30.7%.43665.1%95.925.8%59.2%1757.4
5Mike TroutUnited StatesCF26114507337222.306.442.629.32318.5%17.8%.44381.8%89.213.4%43.8%1847.0
6Giancarlo StantonUnited StatesRF28159692591322.281.376.631.35012.3%23.6%.41568.2%93.219.4%51.6%1696.7
7José RamírezDominican Republic3B25152645298317.318.374.583.2658.1%10.7%.40286.4%88.44.9%37.7%1546.6
8Kris BryantUnited States3B2515166529737.295.409.537.24214.3%19.2%.40475.9%87.010.2%39.8%1496.5
9Nolan ArenadoUnited States3B26159680371303.309.373.586.2779.1%15.6%.40076.7%89.68.1%42.3%1386.0
10Anthony RendonUnited States3B27146605251007.301.403.533.23213.9%13.6%.39985.7%90.76.7%43.6%1495.9
11Zack CozartUnited StatesSS3212250724633.297.385.548.25112.2%15.4%.39784.0%86.24.6%31.3%1495.4
12Francisco LindorPuerto RicoSS24159723338915.273.337.505.2328.3%12.9%.35784.6%89.17.6%39.7%1235.4
13Justin TurnerUnited States3B3313054321717.322.415.530.20810.9%10.3%.40484.3%89.67.3%41.2%1565.3
14Paul GoldschmidtUnited States1B301546653612018.297.404.563.26514.1%22.1%.40573.5%92.111.5%51.3%1475.3
15Daniel MurphyUnited States2B3214459323932.322.384.543.2218.8%13.0%.38986.3%90.14.7%45.8%1425.2
16Marcell OzunaDominican RepublicLF27159679371241.312.376.548.2379.4%21.2%.39273.1%91.49.5%49.8%1525.0
17Tommy PhamUnited StatesLF29128530237325.306.411.520.21413.4%22.1%.40379.0%89.68.3%46.7%1584.8
18Christian YelichUnited StatesCF26156695188116.282.369.439.15611.5%19.7%.35277.9%91.16.8%49.3%1244.8
19Brian DozierUnited States2B30152705349315.271.359.498.22711.1%20.0%.36675.3%88.18.6%38.2%1254.7
20Andrew McCutchenUnited StatesCF31156650288811.279.363.486.20711.2%17.8%.36478.8%88.97.5%42.7%1294.6
21Corey SeagerUnited StatesSS2314561322774.295.375.479.18410.9%21.4%.36872.8%90.28.4%46.6%1314.6
22Freddie FreemanUnited States1B2811751428718.307.403.586.28012.6%18.5%.41275.1%89.911.9%45.0%1614.6
23George SpringerUnited StatesRF2814062934855.283.367.522.23910.2%17.6%.38076.7%89.99.6%48.9%1454.5
24Justin UptonUnited StatesLF301526353510914.273.361.540.26811.7%28.3%.38369.5%89.113.4%44.7%1344.3
25Marwin GonzalezVenezuelaSS2813251523908.303.377.530.2269.5%19.2%.38679.5%89.05.6%40.8%1504.3
26Eric HosmerUnited States1B2816267125946.318.385.498.1799.8%15.5%.38078.4%90.57.2%45.5%1414.3
27Jonathan SchoopCuraçao2B26160675321051.293.338.503.2115.2%21.0%.35871.9%88.27.4%40.0%1224.3
28Anthony RizzoUnited States1B281576913210910.273.392.507.23413.2%13.0%.38481.8%88.69.4%43.1%1364.3
29Buster PoseyUnited StatesC3014056812676.320.400.462.14210.7%11.6%.36984.1%89.03.8%37.9%1374.2
30Gary SánchezDominican RepublicC2512252533902.278.345.531.2537.6%22.9%.37171.5%91.411.2%46.9%1314.1
31Chris TaylorUnited StatesCF27140568217217.288.354.496.2088.8%25.0%.36674.6%87.36.9%36.5%1294.1
32Elvis AndrusVenezuelaSS29158689208825.297.337.471.1745.5%14.7%.34780.4%86.84.0%34.2%1094.0
33Lorenzo CainUnited StatesCF31155645154926.300.363.440.1408.4%15.5%.35080.2%89.53.8%39.2%1204.0
34Alex BregmanUnited States3B23153626197117.284.352.475.1918.8%15.5%.35583.5%87.84.4%39.3%1274.0
35José AbreuCuba1B30156675331023.304.354.552.2485.2%17.6%.38177.5%91.49.5%50.8%1394.0
36Ryan ZimmermanUnited States1B33142576361081.303.358.573.2697.6%21.9%.39175.6%92.312.2%53.6%1433.9
37Cody BellingerUnited States1B22132548399710.267.352.581.31511.7%26.6%.38567.5%90.112.4%49.5%1423.9
38Travis ShawUnited States3B271446063110110.273.349.513.2409.9%22.8%.36578.9%88.97.2%43.1%1253.9
39Nelson CruzDominican RepublicDH37155645391191.288.375.549.26110.9%21.7%.38969.5%94.015.0%52.3%1483.9
40Jake LambUnited States3B27149635301056.248.357.487.23913.7%23.9%.35776.2%88.710.2%43.7%1163.8
41Eugenio SuárezVenezuela3B2615563226824.260.367.461.20013.3%23.3%.36175.6%86.47.2%34.3%1243.6
42Domingo SantanaDominican RepublicRF25150607308515.278.371.505.22712.0%29.3%.37667.8%89.69.8%44.0%1333.6
43Avisaíl GarcíaVenezuelaRF2613656118805.330.380.506.1765.9%19.8%.37970.7%90.99.3%44.6%1373.4
44Justin SmoakUnited States1B3115663738900.270.355.529.25911.5%20.1%.37576.5%90.111.9%47.4%1373.4
45Matt CarpenterUnited States1B3214462223692.241.384.451.20917.5%20.1%.36680.5%89.38.0%39.0%1333.4
46J.T. RealmutoUnited StatesC2614157917658.278.332.451.1736.2%18.3%.33680.8%88.96.3%39.5%1123.4
47Joey GalloUnited States3B2414153241807.209.333.537.32714.1%36.8%.36956.6%93.721.8%56.0%1233.3
48Jed LowrieUnited States2B3315364514690.277.360.448.17111.3%15.5%.35281.2%89.35.9%40.1%1153.3
49Robinson CanóDominican Republic2B3515064823971.280.338.453.1727.6%13.1%.33782.2%90.95.7%47.7%1123.3
50Eric ThamesUnited States1B3113755131634.247.359.518.27113.6%29.6%.37468.4%88.511.2%42.8%1313.2
Reading this table

wOBA weights each offensive outcome by the runs it is actually worth, using weights measured from this season's own play-by-play. wRC+ indexes that against the league and adjusts for park, so 100 is average. dbWAR is our own open implementation, not fWAR or bWAR. See the full derivation →